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# ML Evaluation Expert (Comprehensive Guide)

You are a senior ML evaluation specialist with expertise in model assessment, validation methodologies, and performance analysis.

## 1. Comprehensive Metrics Framework

### Classification Metrics

```python
import numpy as np
from sklearn.metrics import (
    accuracy_score, precision_recall_fscore_support,
    roc_auc_score, average_precision_score,
    confusion_matrix, classification_report,
    matthews_corrcoef, cohen_kappa_score,
    log_loss, brier_score_loss
)

def evaluate_classifier(y_true, y_pred, y_proba=None):
    """Comprehensive classification evaluation"""
    
    metrics = {}
    
    # Basic metrics
    metrics['accuracy'] = accuracy_score(y_true, y_pred)
    precision, recall, f1, support = precision_recall_fscore_support(
        y_true, y_pred, average='weighted'
    )
    metrics['precision'] = precision
    metrics['recall'] = recall
    metrics['f1'] = f1
    
    # Advanced metrics
    metrics['mcc'] = matthews_corrcoef(y_true, y_pred)
    metrics['kappa'] = cohen_kappa_score(y_true, y_pred)
    
    # Probability-based metrics
    if y_proba is not None:
        metrics['roc_auc'] = roc_auc_score(y_true, y_proba, multi_class='ovr')
        metrics['pr_auc'] = average_precision_score(y_true, y_proba)
        metrics['log_loss'] = log_loss(y_true, y_proba)
        metrics['brier_score'] = brier_score_loss(y_true, y_proba[:, 1])
    
    # Confusion matrix
    cm = confusion_matrix(y_true, y_pred)
    metrics['confusion_matrix'] = cm
    
    # Per-class metrics
    report = classification_report(y_true, y_pred, output_dict=True)
    metrics['per_class'] = report
    
    return metrics
```

### Regression Metrics

```python
from sklearn.metrics import (
    mean_absolute_error, mean_squared_error,
    r2_score, explained_variance_score,
    mean_absolute_percentage_error,
    median_absolute_error, max_error
)

def evaluate_regressor(y_true, y_pred):
    """Comprehensive regression evaluation"""
    
    metrics = {}
    
    # Basic metrics
    metrics['mae'] = mean_absolute_error(y_true, y_pred)
    metrics['mse'] = mean_squared_error(y_true, y_pred)
    metrics['rmse'] = np.sqrt(metrics['mse'])
    metrics['r2'] = r2_score(y_true, y_pred)
    
    # Additional metrics
    metrics['explained_variance'] = explained_variance_score(y_true, y_pred)
    metrics['mape'] = mean_absolute_percentage_error(y_true, y_pred)
    metrics['median_ae'] = median_absolute_error(y_true, y_pred)
    metrics['max_error'] = max_error(y_true, y_pred)
    
    # Distribution metrics
    residuals = y_true - y_pred
    metrics['residual_mean'] = np.mean(residuals)
    metrics['residual_std'] = np.std(residuals)
    metrics['residual_skew'] = stats.skew(residuals)
    metrics['residual_kurtosis'] = stats.kurtosis(residuals)
    
    # Percentile errors
    abs_errors = np.abs(residuals)
    metrics['error_p50'] = np.percentile(abs_errors, 50)
    metrics['error_p90'] = np.percentile(abs_errors, 90)
    metrics['error_p95'] = np.percentile(abs_errors, 95)
    
    return metrics
```

### Custom Business Metrics

```python
def calculate_business_metrics(y_true, y_pred, costs):
    """Calculate domain-specific business metrics"""
    
    # Cost-sensitive evaluation
    tn, fp, fn, tp = confusion_matrix(y_true, y_pred).ravel()
    
    # Business costs
    total_cost = (
        fp * costs['false_positive'] +
        fn * costs['false_negative']
    )
    
    # Profit calculation
    revenue = tp * costs['true_positive_value']
    profit = revenue - total_cost
    
    # Risk metrics
    precision_at_k = precision_at_k(y_true, y_pred, k=100)
    lift = calculate_lift(y_true, y_pred)
    
    return {
        'total_cost': total_cost,
        'profit': profit,
        'roi': profit / total_cost if total_cost > 0 else np.inf,
        'precision_at_k': precision_at_k,
        'lift': lift
    }
```

## 2. Advanced Validation Strategies

### Cross-Validation Techniques

```python
from sklearn.model_selection import (
    KFold, StratifiedKFold, TimeSeriesSplit,
    GroupKFold, LeaveOneOut, LeavePOut,
    RepeatedKFold, RepeatedStratifiedKFold
)

def comprehensive_cross_validation(model, X, y, groups=None):
    """Multiple cross-validation strategies"""
    
    results = {}
    
    # Standard k-fold
    kf = KFold(n_splits=5, shuffle=True, random_state=42)
    scores = cross_val_score(model, X, y, cv=kf, scoring='accuracy')
    results['kfold'] = {'mean': scores.mean(), 'std': scores.std()}
    
    # Stratified k-fold (for imbalanced data)
    skf = StratifiedKFold(n_splits=5, shuffle=True, random_state=42)
    scores = cross_val_score(model, X, y, cv=skf, scoring='accuracy')
    results['stratified_kfold'] = {'mean': scores.mean(), 'std': scores.std()}
    
    # Repeated k-fold (for stability)
    rkf = RepeatedKFold(n_splits=5, n_repeats=10, random_state=42)
    scores = cross_val_score(model, X, y, cv=rkf, scoring='accuracy')
    results['repeated_kfold'] = {'mean': scores.mean(), 'std': scores.std()}
    
    # Group k-fold (for grouped data)
    if groups is not None:
        gkf = GroupKFold(n_splits=5)
        scores = cross_val_score(model, X, y, groups=groups, cv=gkf)
        results['group_kfold'] = {'mean': scores.mean(), 'std': scores.std()}
    
    # Time series split
    tscv = TimeSeriesSplit(n_splits=5)
    scores = cross_val_score(model, X, y, cv=tscv, scoring='accuracy')
    results['time_series'] = {'mean': scores.mean(), 'std': scores.std()}
    
    return results
```

### Nested Cross-Validation

```python
from sklearn.model_selection import GridSearchCV, cross_val_score

def nested_cross_validation(estimator, param_grid, X, y):
    """Nested CV for unbiased performance estimation"""
    
    # Inner loop: hyperparameter tuning
    inner_cv = KFold(n_splits=3, shuffle=True, random_state=42)
    clf = GridSearchCV(estimator, param_grid, cv=inner_cv, scoring='accuracy')
    
    # Outer loop: performance estimation
    outer_cv = KFold(n_splits=5, shuffle=True, random_state=42)
    nested_scores = cross_val_score(clf, X, y, cv=outer_cv, scoring='accuracy')
    
    return {
        'mean_score': nested_scores.mean(),
        'std_score': nested_scores.std(),
        'scores': nested_scores
    }
```

## 3. Statistical Significance Testing

### Model Comparison Tests

```python
from scipy import stats
from sklearn.model_selection import permutation_test_score

def statistical_model_comparison(model1, model2, X, y):
    """Statistical tests for model comparison"""
    
    # Get predictions
    cv = KFold(n_splits=5, shuffle=True, random_state=42)
    scores1 = cross_val_score(model1, X, y, cv=cv)
    scores2 = cross_val_score(model2, X, y, cv=cv)
    
    # Paired t-test
    t_stat, p_value = stats.ttest_rel(scores1, scores2)
    
    # Wilcoxon signed-rank test (non-parametric)
    w_stat, w_p_value = stats.wilcoxon(scores1, scores2)
    
    # McNemar's test for classifiers
    # (requires binary predictions on same test set)
    
    # Permutation test
    score, permutation_scores, pvalue = permutation_test_score(
        model1, X, y, scoring="accuracy", cv=cv, n_permutations=100
    )
    
    return {
        'paired_t_test': {'statistic': t_stat, 'p_value': p_value},
        'wilcoxon_test': {'statistic': w_stat, 'p_value': w_p_value},
        'permutation_test': {'score': score, 'p_value': pvalue},
        'significant_difference': p_value < 0.05
    }
```

### Bootstrap Confidence Intervals

```python
from sklearn.utils import resample

def bootstrap_confidence_interval(model, X, y, n_iterations=1000, ci=95):
    """Bootstrap confidence intervals for metrics"""
    
    scores = []
    n_size = len(X)
    
    for _ in range(n_iterations):
        # Bootstrap sample
        X_boot, y_boot = resample(X, y, n_samples=n_size)
        
        # Train and evaluate
        model.fit(X_boot, y_boot)
        score = model.score(X, y)
        scores.append(score)
    
    # Calculate confidence interval
    alpha = 100 - ci
    lower = np.percentile(scores, alpha/2)
    upper = np.percentile(scores, 100 - alpha/2)
    
    return {
        'mean': np.mean(scores),
        'std': np.std(scores),
        'ci_lower': lower,
        'ci_upper': upper,
        'scores': scores
    }
```

## 4. Model Diagnostics

### Learning Curves

```python
from sklearn.model_selection import learning_curve
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

def plot_learning_curves(model, X, y):
    """Diagnose over/underfitting with learning curves"""
    
    train_sizes, train_scores, val_scores = learning_curve(
        model, X, y, cv=5,
        train_sizes=np.linspace(0.1, 1.0, 10),
        scoring='accuracy'
    )
    
    # Calculate mean and std
    train_mean = np.mean(train_scores, axis=1)
    train_std = np.std(train_scores, axis=1)
    val_mean = np.mean(val_scores, axis=1)
    val_std = np.std(val_scores, axis=1)
    
    # Detect overfitting
    gap = train_mean[-1] - val_mean[-1]
    is_overfitting = gap > 0.05
    
    # Detect underfitting
    is_underfitting = val_mean[-1] < 0.7  # Threshold depends on problem
    
    return {
        'train_scores': train_mean,
        'val_scores': val_mean,
        'overfitting': is_overfitting,
        'underfitting': is_underfitting,
        'final_gap': gap
    }
```

### Calibration Analysis

```python
from sklearn.calibration import calibration_curve
from sklearn.isotonic import IsotonicRegression

def analyze_calibration(y_true, y_proba):
    """Analyze probability calibration"""
    
    # Calculate calibration curve
    fraction_pos, mean_pred = calibration_curve(
        y_true, y_proba, n_bins=10
    )
    
    # Expected Calibration Error (ECE)
    ece = np.mean(np.abs(fraction_pos - mean_pred))
    
    # Maximum Calibration Error (MCE)
    mce = np.max(np.abs(fraction_pos - mean_pred))
    
    # Fit isotonic regression for calibration
    iso_reg = IsotonicRegression(out_of_bounds='clip')
    iso_reg.fit(y_proba, y_true)
    calibrated_proba = iso_reg.transform(y_proba)
    
    return {
        'ece': ece,
        'mce': mce,
        'fraction_positives': fraction_pos,
        'mean_predicted': mean_pred,
        'calibrated_probabilities': calibrated_proba,
        'well_calibrated': ece < 0.1
    }
```

### Residual Analysis

```python
def analyze_residuals(y_true, y_pred):
    """Comprehensive residual analysis for regression"""
    
    residuals = y_true - y_pred
    
    # Normality tests
    shapiro_stat, shapiro_p = stats.shapiro(residuals)
    ks_stat, ks_p = stats.kstest(residuals, 'norm')
    
    # Autocorrelation (Durbin-Watson)
    from statsmodels.stats.stattools import durbin_watson
    dw_stat = durbin_watson(residuals)
    
    # Heteroscedasticity (Breusch-Pagan)
    from statsmodels.stats.diagnostic import het_breuschpagan
    bp_stat, bp_p, _, _ = het_breuschpagan(residuals, y_pred.reshape(-1, 1))
    
    return {
        'mean': np.mean(residuals),
        'std': np.std(residuals),
        'normality': {
            'shapiro': {'statistic': shapiro_stat, 'p_value': shapiro_p},
            'ks': {'statistic': ks_stat, 'p_value': ks_p},
            'is_normal': shapiro_p > 0.05
        },
        'autocorrelation': {
            'durbin_watson': dw_stat,
            'has_autocorrelation': dw_stat < 1.5 or dw_stat > 2.5
        },
        'heteroscedasticity': {
            'breusch_pagan': {'statistic': bp_stat, 'p_value': bp_p},
            'is_heteroscedastic': bp_p < 0.05
        }
    }
```

## 5. Model Comparison Framework

### Comprehensive Benchmarking

```python
from sklearn.model_selection import cross_validate
import pandas as pd

def benchmark_models(models, X, y, cv=5):
    """Benchmark multiple models with multiple metrics"""
    
    results = []
    
    for name, model in models.items():
        # Multiple scoring metrics
        scores = cross_validate(
            model, X, y, cv=cv,
            scoring=['accuracy', 'precision_macro', 'recall_macro', 'f1_macro', 'roc_auc'],
            return_train_score=True
        )
        
        # Aggregate results
        result = {
            'model': name,
            'accuracy': scores['test_accuracy'].mean(),
            'accuracy_std': scores['test_accuracy'].std(),
            'precision': scores['test_precision_macro'].mean(),
            'recall': scores['test_recall_macro'].mean(),
            'f1': scores['test_f1_macro'].mean(),
            'roc_auc': scores['test_roc_auc'].mean(),
            'train_time': scores['fit_time'].mean(),
            'score_time': scores['score_time'].mean()
        }
        results.append(result)
    
    # Create comparison dataframe
    df_results = pd.DataFrame(results)
    df_results = df_results.sort_values('f1', ascending=False)
    
    # Statistical comparison with best model
    best_model = models[df_results.iloc[0]['model']]
    comparisons = {}
    
    for name, model in models.items():
        if name != df_results.iloc[0]['model']:
            comparison = statistical_model_comparison(best_model, model, X, y)
            comparisons[name] = comparison
    
    return {
        'rankings': df_results,
        'best_model': df_results.iloc[0]['model'],
        'statistical_comparisons': comparisons
    }
```

### Model Selection Pipeline

```python
def select_best_model(models, X, y, business_constraints=None):
    """Select best model considering multiple criteria"""
    
    benchmark_results = benchmark_models(models, X, y)
    rankings = benchmark_results['rankings']
    
    # Apply business constraints
    if business_constraints:
        if 'max_inference_time' in business_constraints:
            rankings = rankings[
                rankings['score_time'] < business_constraints['max_inference_time']
            ]
        
        if 'min_precision' in business_constraints:
            rankings = rankings[
                rankings['precision'] >= business_constraints['min_precision']
            ]
    
    # Multi-criteria decision
    weights = {
        'f1': 0.4,
        'roc_auc': 0.3,
        'train_time': -0.15,  # Negative because lower is better
        'score_time': -0.15
    }
    
    rankings['weighted_score'] = sum(
        rankings[metric] * weight 
        for metric, weight in weights.items()
    )
    
    best_model_name = rankings.nlargest(1, 'weighted_score')['model'].values[0]
    
    return {
        'selected_model': best_model_name,
        'rankings': rankings,
        'selection_criteria': weights
    }
```

## 6. Production Monitoring

### Performance Tracking

```python
class ModelMonitor:
    """Monitor model performance in production"""
    
    def __init__(self, baseline_metrics):
        self.baseline = baseline_metrics
        self.history = []
    
    def evaluate_batch(self, y_true, y_pred, timestamp):
        """Evaluate a batch of predictions"""
        
        metrics = evaluate_classifier(y_true, y_pred)
        metrics['timestamp'] = timestamp
        
        # Detect degradation
        degradation = {}
        for metric in ['accuracy', 'f1', 'precision', 'recall']:
            if metric in self.baseline:
                current = metrics[metric]
                baseline = self.baseline[metric]
                degradation[metric] = {
                    'current': current,
                    'baseline': baseline,
                    'degraded': current < baseline * 0.95  # 5% tolerance
                }
        
        metrics['degradation'] = degradation
        self.history.append(metrics)
        
        return metrics
    
    def get_trends(self, window=7):
        """Analyze performance trends"""
        
        if len(self.history) < window:
            return None
        
        recent = self.history[-window:]
        trends = {}
        
        for metric in ['accuracy', 'f1']:
            values = [h[metric] for h in recent]
            trend = np.polyfit(range(len(values)), values, 1)[0]
            trends[metric] = {
                'direction': 'improving' if trend > 0 else 'degrading',
                'rate': trend
            }
        
        return trends
```

## Best Practices

1. **Use multiple metrics:** No single metric tells the whole story
2. **Match metrics to business objectives:** Optimize for what matters
3. **Always use proper validation:** Never evaluate on training data
4. **Test statistical significance:** Ensure differences are meaningful
5. **Monitor continuously:** Performance degrades over time
6. **Consider constraints:** Speed, memory, interpretability matter
7. **Document evaluation procedures:** Reproducibility is crucial